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Fliehe!

January 21, 2018 by Dieter Kermas Leave a Comment

Fliehe !

(Ein Gedicht von Dieter Kermas)
.

Flattern Fahnen dort im Wind,
flieh´ sofort mit Frau und Kind,
denn seit vielen hundert Jahren
mussten wir voll Leid erfahren,
dass die Fahne als Symbol
weht nicht zu des Menschen Wohl.

Löwen, Bären, Adler, Drachen
soll´n des Herrschers Heer bewachen.
Grimmig schau´n sie von den Fahnen,
böses lässt der Anblick ahnen.
Werden Dörfer abgebrannt
und herrscht blanke Furcht im Land,
werden wie in alten Tagen,
Fahnen stets vorangetragen.

Wiens Erfahrung mit Osmanen
unterm Halbmond soll uns mahnen
und zur Vorsicht sei geraten
beim Totenkopf der Seepiraten.
Russlands Hammer samt der Sichel
und das Hakenkreuz vom Michel,
mit den Fahnen über Nacht,
haben sie nur Tod gebracht.

Christuskreuz auf einer Fahne,
dich sofort zur Flucht ermahne.
Links das Kreuz und rechts das Schwert,
ja, so wird der Heid´ bekehrt.
Den rechten Glauben musst du haben,
sonst fressen dich am End die Raben.
Scheiterhaufen sah man brennen,
Menschen um ihr Leben rennen.

Barmherzigkeit ward da gepredigt,
wer anders denkt, der wird erledigt.
So war´ s wahrlich nicht gedacht,
doch die Kirche liebt die Macht.
Noch einmal warn´ ich vor Symbolen,
sie sollte doch der Teufel holen.

©Dieter Kermas

Image: Pixabay.com

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Dieter Kermas, CaliforniaGermans Author and a true Berliner, turned to writing after he retired from his profession as an engineer. Family and friends urged him to document his many experiences during his childhood in wartime Germany. This made for a collection of various essays which have been published here at CaliforniaGermans. (You can find the stories here on CaliforniaGermans.com by putting “Dieter Kermas” into the Search Box.) Apart from his childhood memories, he is also sharing some of his short stories and poems on CaliforniaGermans. Dieter Kermas, who loves to write, has published his first novel “Kolja. Liebe im Feindesland” in 2016, available on Amazon. Some of his work has been included in anthologies.

To get in touch with Dieter Kermas, please send an email with subject line “Dieter Kermas” to californiagermans@gmail.com
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